The graphic designer would produce visual solutions to the communication needs of clients, using a mix of creative skills and commercial awareness. Designers need imaginative flair, awareness of current fashions in the visual arts, working knowledge of the latest computer packages and an understanding of material costs and time limits, all of which can impact on the design.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Meeting clients to discuss their needs.
- Interpreting the client's business needs.
- Developing design briefs by gathering information and data to clarify design issues.
- Thinking creatively to produce new ideas.
- Using innovation to redefine a design brief and meet the constraints of cost, time and client.
- Multi-tasking: graphic designers often work on more than one design brief at a time.
- Using a wide range of media, including photography and computer aided design.
- Producing accurate and high quality work.
- Contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief.
- Keeping abreast of developments in IT, particularly design programs.
- Working well in a team, with printers, copywriters, photographers, other designers, account executives, website designers and marketing specialists.
- Working to tight deadlines.
- A creative thinker with the ability to produce exceptional artwork and can take initiatives to meet clients' demands for developing enterprise level graphics for the web and software applications.
- Working with the software development team and the graphic Designers lead to produce graphic designs, screen mock ups and related artwork using standard graphics applications, generating ground work (typesetting, researching, retouching images, drawing, saving, etc.) and to manage deliverable for timely delivery with the ability to work under pressing deadlines.
- Manage and mentor designs, ensure that the designs maintain highest level of integrity and to ensure that the implementation of work remains consistent with established visual standards.
- Prepares and coordinates presentations for prospective and current clients.
Skills Required:
The skills required are:
- Adobe Photoshop.
- Macromedia Flash.
- Macromedia Dreamweaver.
- Corel Draw.
- Macromedia Free Hand.
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